Full Text of SR0361 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Debra Ann Helton of Carrollton, who | 4 | | passed away on May 27, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Debra Helton was born to Charles and Georgia | 6 | | (Khlantzos) Camerer in Carrollton on January 30, 1966; she | 7 | | graduated from Carrollton High School in 1984; she received | 8 | | her Bachelor of Arts in Speech Pathology and Audiology from | 9 | | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 1987 and her | 10 | | Master of Science in Speech Pathology from Southern Illinois | 11 | | University in 1988; she received her Master of Arts in | 12 | | Education Administration from the University of Illinois at | 13 | | Springfield; she married Charles Helton III in Carrollton on | 14 | | October 17, 1987; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Debra Helton worked as a speech language | 16 | | pathologist since 1988, serving many hospitals, nursing homes, | 17 | | skilled nursing facilities, schools, home health agencies, and | 18 | | special education facilities throughout many counties and | 19 | | states; since 1989, she was a certified member of the American | 20 | | Speech–Language–Hearing Association and the Illinois | 21 | | Speech-Language-Hearing Association, where she served as | 22 | | director for legislative affairs; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Debra Helton served as past president for the | 2 | | Carrollton Community Unit School District #1; at the time of | 3 | | her passing, she was the assistant cross country coach for | 4 | | Carlinville High School; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Debra Helton was a nominee for Illinois State | 6 | | Representative for the 97th District; she enjoyed taking trips | 7 | | to the Capitol in Springfield with her mentor, Joyce Morrison, | 8 | | where they lobbied legislators in favor of Christian | 9 | | conservative issues with their group, Ladies of Love; she | 10 | | served as Republican precinct committeewoman for Linder | 11 | | Township; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Debra Helton was a member of St. John's Catholic | 13 | | Church in Carrollton; she lived a life of excellence, and she | 14 | | supported her family in all of their endeavors and was the | 15 | | driving force behind their success; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Debra Helton was preceded in death by her father, | 17 | | Charles Camerer, and her stepfather, Moe Garner; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Debra Helton is survived by her husband, Charles; | 19 | | her mother, Georgia Garner; her daughter, Charlene Helton; her | 20 | | son, Charles Helton IV; her sister, Susan (Mike) Robinson; and | 21 | | her cousins and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Debra Ann Helton and extend our sincere condolences to her | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Debra Helton as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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